Top 10 Social Impact Startup Investors in Japan
A list of 10 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Social impact startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social impact companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Social Impact Startup Investors in Japan
| Investor | Social Impact Japan investments |
|---|---|
| Z Venture Capital | 2 |
| ANRI | 2 |
| Mint | 1 |
| Takuma Iwai | 1 |
| Kenji Kasahara | 1 |
| Kiraboshi Bank | 1 |
| Toru Ei | 1 |
| Takashi Okutani | 1 |
| Japan Finance Corporation | 1 |
| Daiichi Kogyo Credit Union | 1 |
Z Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Z Holdings that invests in companies that focuses on the insurance and finance industry.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, E-Commerce, Content
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- South Korea, Japan, Thailand
Portfolio highlights
- Metalogos — Metalogos operates a public stock information service. It provides individual investors with easy-to-understand and unambiguous information regarding public offerings.
- Kinolights — Kinolights is a movie rating and recommendation services provider.
- TicketMe — TicketMe is Japan's largest NFT, allows to freely purchase and sell tickets for live music, theater, sports, and other events. Its purpose is to ''find the hidden value in the world and deliver the appropriate value to the right location.
ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- MOVeLOT — MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.
- xCARE — xCARE specializes in the development and commercialization phases of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
- Infobox — Infobox is a sales data platform that includes every detail from market research to creating a list of companies and contacting decision-makers.
Mint operates as an independent venture capital firm specializing in the early stage of startups. It focuses on bridging the boundaries between finance and business, investors and entrepreneurs, creating a foundation for startup growth, and supporting entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
- Simulation, 3D Technology, Machine Learning
- Series A
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- MOVeLOT — MOVeLOT is an AI company that provides skeletal platform and robot planning, development, and production services.
- SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
- Nagisa — Nagisa develops smartphone applications to facilitate free group chats, calls, and photo and movie sharing services. It was launched in 2010 by Yoshiyuki Yokoyama and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Takuma Iwai Co-CEO of Advisor Time.
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Investment focus
- Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Age well Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
Born in 1975, Kenji Kasahara grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo.
Inspired by the case studies of IT business he studied in a university seminar on management strategy and by the rapid rise of Internet business in Silicon Valley in the USA, he started up “Find Job !”, an online jobinformation site, in 1997. In 1999 Kasahara established eMercury, Inc. (mixi, Inc.) and assumed the post of representative director.
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Investment focus
- Aerospace, Travel, Robotics
- Pre-Seed, Series B, Seed
- Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Atmoph — A smart digital window that opens to beautiful scenery from around the world. By simply putting it on your desk or hanging it on the wall, Atmoph Window will open up a whole new world before you.
- Age well Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
- Firstcard — All-in-One Student Credit Builder. Build credit. Earn cashback. Grow your deposit.
Kiraboshi Bank starts by merging Tokyo Tomin Bank, Yachiyo Bank, and ShinGinko Tokyo on May 1, 2018.
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Investment focus
- Education, Hotel, Communities
- Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- FSX — FSX is a rental hand towel company
- Age well Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
- TAILOR WORKS — TAILOR WORKS is a web platform for discussing issues, sharing information, and connecting with new people.
Toru Ei is a Kaizen Platform CGO, and Beautydoors CEO.
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Investment focus
- Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Age well Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
Takashi Okutani Graduated from University of Washington( Seattle WA) 1997 Enter Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. 1997-2000 working at MUJI store in Tokyo Japan 2000-2002 be seconded to trading company called Sanyei Detschland GmbH(cooperated trading company) 2003-2007 working at household division & joined to establish MUJI in-house design office,mainly taking care of the project called World MUJI 2007-2010 working at Apparel Divison. Produced MUJI’s Iconic item called 90 Degree Sock. 2010-2015 General Manager of WEB Business Divison. Produce MUJI passport 2015-Join Oisix as Chief Omni-Channel officer.
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Investment focus
- Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Age well Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
Is a public corporation that provides financial services in Japan and internationally.
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Ediscovery
- Debt Financing, Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Edeyans — Edeyans provide almighty cleaning services for various accommodation facilities.
- Tripi — Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service.
- Emulsion Flow Technologies — Emulsion Flow Technologies offers rare metal recycling, utilizing emulsion flow technology, emulsion.
Daiichi Kogyo Credit Union is provides financial services.
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Investment focus
- Service Industry
- Seed
- Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Age well Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
- Mediclo — Mediclo is a real estate company that provides renting, property management, and B2C services.
- Otetsutabi — Otetsutabi is a regional revitalization platform that offers the opportunity for participants to help at accommodations and breweries in rural areas that struggle with seasonal labor shortages. The locals offer transportation expenses and places to stay in return, so participants can travel to the areas with ease.
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